Q.1
Green glands found in some arthropods take part in … [ BHU 1998]
  • a) Excretion
  • b) Respiration
  • c) Digestion
  • d) Both a and b
Q.2
In royal jelly percentage of maltose and other sugars is .. [ WB 2009]
  • a) 9.2%
  • b) 10.5%
  • c) 11.2%
  • d) 8.81%
Q.3
Ecdysone/moulting hormone is produced by … [ BHU 2003]
  • a) Prothoracic gland
  • b) Corpora allata
  • c) Corpora cardiac
  • d) Abdominal gland
Q.4
Which is wrong for an insect? .. [ RPMT 1998]
  • a) Cephalization and unjointed appendages
  • b) Chitinous exoskeleton and wings
  • c) Cephalisation and complete metamorphosis
  • d) Well developed sensory organs and haemocoel
Q.5
Most appropriate term for the life cyclke of Obelia is .. [ BHU 2002]
  • a) Alternation of generations
  • b) Metagenesis
  • c) Metamorphosis
  • d) Neoteny
Q.6
Which is not characteristic feature of arthropods ..[ JKCET 2012]
  • a) Jointed appendages
  • b) Moulting
  • c) Unsegmented body
  • d) Articulated exoskeleton
Q.7
Which pair of animals are similar to features mentioned? [ CBSE 2012]
  • a) Pteropus and Ornithorhynchus - Viviparity
  • b) Garden Lizard and Crocodile – Three chambered heart
  • c) Ascaris and Ancylostoma - Metameric segmentation
  • d) Sea Horse and Flying Fish – Cold blooded
Q.8
Common name of paddy pest Leptocorisa is … [ HPPMT 2007]
  • a) Silver fish
  • b) Water fleas
  • c) Gandhi Poka
  • d) Cray fish
Q.9
Antedon is a member of class … [ AFMC 1999]
  • a) Echinoidea
  • b) Asteroidea
  • c) Crinoidea
  • d) Ophiuroidea
Q.10
Characteristics of sponges is … [ CPMT 1994]
  • a) Diploblastic
  • b) Aquatic
  • c) Link between living and nonliving
  • d) Body has pores
Q.11
Characteristic of class Crustacea is … [ AIIMS 2001]
  • a) Cephalothorax, biramous appendages and gills
  • b) Head and thorax, book lungs and chitinous exoskeleton
  • c) Cephalothorax, book lungs and chitinous exoskeleton
  • d) Head and thorax, biramous appendages and book lungs
Q.12
A primary character of chordates is … [ Odisha 2010]
  • a) Paired nerve cord
  • b) Ganglionated nerve cord
  • c) Dorsal tubular nerve cord
  • d) Solid ventral nerve cord
Q.13
All sponges
  • a) Are marine
  • b) Possess sponging fibres
  • c) Possess spicules
  • d) Have spongocoel
Q.14
Postanal tail occurs in … [ KCET 2007]
  • a) Vertebrates
  • b) Invertebrates
  • c) Chordates
  • d) All the above
Q.15
Pollen basket occur in Honey Bee on … [ MPPMT 1995]
  • a) Prothoracic leg
  • b) Mesothoracic leg
  • c) Metathoracic leg
  • d) Union of thorax and abdomen
Q.16
Venom of Cobra affects … [ AFMC 2001]
  • a) Respiratory system
  • b) Nervous system
  • c) Circulatory system
  • d) Digestive system
Q.17
The smallest eggs belong to …[ MPPMT 1990]
  • a) Mammals
  • b) Fishes
  • c) Amphibians
  • d) Reptiles
Q.18
India’s ranking on Mulberry Silk production is … [ MPPMT 2000]
  • a) Apis indica is the largest species is India
  • b) Bees wax is wasteful product
  • c) Honey has glucose and arabinose as main constituents
  • d) Communication in bees was first studied by Frisch
Q.19
Cell-tissue organization occur in .. [ CBSE 2000]
  • a) Amoeba
  • b) Hydra
  • c) Tapeworm
  • d) Ascaris
Q.20
True coelom is lined by … [ JIPMER 1997]
  • a) Ectoderm
  • b) Ectoderm and endoderm
  • c) Mesoderm
  • d) Endoderm
Q.21
A sponge harmful to oyster industry is … [ AFMC 1997]
  • a) Spongilla
  • b) Euspongia
  • c) Hyalonema
  • d) Cliona
Q.22
Sponges have evolved from … [ RPMT 1996]
  • a) Ciliates
  • b) Flagellates
  • c) Protozoans
  • d) Choanoflagellates
Q.23
Which is universal for sponges? [ CBSE 1996]
  • a) Marine
  • b) Calcareous spicules
  • c) Radial symmetry
  • d) High regenerative power
Q.24
Sinus venosus is characteristic of … [ DPMT 2001]
  • a) Reptiles and birds
  • b) Fishes, amphibians and reptiles
  • c) Birds and mammals
  • d) Birds only
Q.25
Air bladder occurs in … [ CMC 2003]
  • a) Torpedo
  • b) Scoliodon
  • c) Anabas
  • d) Elasmobranch
Q.26
A limbless lizard is … [ MPPMT 2000]
  • a) Amblyrhynchus
  • b) Ophisaurus
  • c) Draco
  • d) Moloch
Q.27
Animal group with pseudocoelom is … [ CPMT 2002]
  • a) Echinoderms
  • b) Molluscs
  • c) Aschelminthes
  • d) Annelids
Q.28
Osculum occurs in … [ BHU 1997]
  • a) Star Fish
  • b) Ray Fish
  • c) Hydra
  • d) Sponge
Q.29
Besides Annelida and Arthropoda metamerism is found in … [ CBSE 1995]
  • a) Cestoda
  • b) Acanthocephala
  • c) Chordata
  • d) Mollusca
Q.30
Coelenterates are mostly … [ AMU 2000]
  • a) Asymmetrical
  • b) Radially symmetrical
  • c) Bilaterally symmetrical
  • d) Irregular
Q.31
Statement (S): Arthropoda are the most successful of all known animal groups. Reason (R): Arthropoda exhibits the greatest adaptive radiations and have adapted to diverse habitats .
  • a) Both S and R are true and R explains S.
  • b) Both S and R are true but R can not explain S.
  • c) Only S is correct R is wrong.
  • d) Both S and R are wrong
Q.32
Which animal group ( warm blooded/ not poikilothermic) maintains high and constant body temperature? [ AFMC 2011]
  • a) Reptiles
  • b) Amphibians
  • c) Birds
  • d) Fishes
Q.33
Two extra cranial nerves occurring in amniotes are … [ RPMT 1998]
  • a) laryngeal and hypoglossal
  • b) Spinal accessory and hypoglossal
  • c) Hypoglossal and facial
  • d) Trigeminal and glossopharyngeal
Q.34
After drying, a bath sponge contains .. [ AIIMS 2002]
  • a) Holdfast
  • b) Tentacles
  • c) Spicules
  • d) Spongin fibres
Q.35
Common name of marine fish Anguilla is … [MPPMT 1994]
  • a) Rohu
  • b) Eel
  • c) Hilsa
  • d) Bombay Duck
Q.36
Nerve cells do not occur in … [ AMU 2012]
  • a) Nematodes
  • b) Mosquitoes
  • c) Sponges
  • d) Coelenterates
Q.37
Which one contains the thecodont? …[ EAMCET1996]
  • a) Lacertilia
  • b) Crocodilia
  • c) Anapsida
  • d) Ophidia
Q.38
Worker bees are … [ CPMT 2009]
  • a) Sterile females
  • b) Fertile females
  • c) Sterile drones
  • d) Become fertile females in absence of queen
Q.39
Digestive system is absent in … [ JIPMER 2004]
  • a) Arthropoda
  • b) Nematoda
  • c) Platyhelminthes
  • d) Porifera
Q.40
Larva occurs in … [ Odisha 2008]
  • a) Invertebrates
  • b) Vertebrates
  • c) Both a and b
  • d) None of the above
Q.41
Hydra is coelenterate because it possesses … [ Pb. PMT 2000]
  • a) Mesogloea
  • b) Nematocysts
  • c) Body cavity
  • d) Tentacles
Q.42
The animal having notochord throughout life is … [ BHU 2005]
  • a) Fish
  • b) Amphioxus
  • c) Snakes
  • d) Birds
Q.43
Thesocytes serve as … [ CPMT 1992]
  • a) Sex cells
  • b) Slime secreting cells
  • c) Food reserve
  • d) Embryonic cells
Q.44
Nematocysts take part in .. [ MPPMT 1993]
  • a) Locomotion
  • b) Offence and defense
  • c) Food capture
  • d) All the above
Q.45
Which animal of the following belongs to class crustacean .. [ Guj CET 2011]
  • a) Mosquito
  • b) Cyclops/Prawn
  • c) Grass hopper
  • d) Cockroach
Q.46
Point out a non-parasite .. [ CBSE 1994]
  • a) Tapeworm
  • b) Mosquito
  • c) Leech
  • d) Sea Anemone
Q.47
Spicules occur in … [ WB 2012]
  • a) Annelida
  • b) Mollusca
  • c) Porifera
  • d) Platyhelminthes
Q.48
Poison glands of snake are modified … [ RPMT 2005]
  • a) Linguals
  • b) Crocodilia
  • c) Anapsida
  • d) Ophidia
Q.49
Wriggler is larva of … [ JIPMER 2002]
  • a) Butterfly
  • b) Housefly
  • c) Mosquito
  • d) Cockroach
Q.50
Which of the following is used as biological insecticide ..[ WB 2010]
  • a) Tiger beetle
  • b) Silkmoth
  • c) Caterpillar
  • d) Gundhi poka
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